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| The logo Katie made for the Human Rights program of the Lutheran Church of Colombia. It says - Justice and Life: Human Rights: IELCO (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia). |
This blog is our stories while living in Colombia and working with the ELCA to promote and protect human rights and build peace. As well as the day to day adventures of living abroad. '8000 Feet and Counting' refers to the elevation of Bogota: 8,612
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
People
The last two weeks in the Colombian society have been filled with hurt and loss. In these two weeks 29 political activists and human rights defenders have been killed. This has led many to remember the "Red Dance" and the failed peace talks in the 1980's. The situation strongly shows the long and arduous journey towards peace, even with the probable final peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) coming in the next weeks.